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Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City FC announce squad for Durand Cup 2022

 

Bengaluru FC and Mumbai City FC have announced their squad for the upcoming Durand Cup 2022. The Blues have named a 25-member squad for the tournament whereas the Islanders have picked a 26-man squad.

Naorem Roshan Singh and forward Bidyasagar Singh will not be part of the squad for Bengaluru FC. Prabir Das, Roy Krishna, and Javier Hernandez have made the cut for Bengaluru FC along with new signing Sandesh Jhingan.

The Sunil Chhetri-led team will begin their 2022 Durand Cup campaign against Jamshedpur FC at Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.

Bengaluru FC is placed along with defending champions FC Goa, Mohammedan SC, Jamshedpur FC, and Indian Air Force in Group A of the tournament.

The team’s gaffer Simon Grayson said in the press conference, “We want to win it [Durand Cup] as every other club does. We want to start getting trophies back into this football club again whether it’s in a pre-season tournament, which is steeped in fantastic history and tradition. It’s still part of our pre-season planning, so a lot of time will be spent on the training pitch to get ready for the start of the ISL season.”

 

Bengaluru FC squad:

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Lara Sharma, Amrit Gope

Defenders: Alan Costa, Namgyal Bhutia, Parag Shrivas, Wungngayam Muirang, Prabir Das, Hira Mondal, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic

Midfielders: Bruno Ramires, Jayesh Rane, Suresh Wangjam, Danish Farooq, Rohit Kumar, Biswa Darjee, Javi Hernandez

Strikers: Sunil Chhetri (C), Prince Ibara, Udanta Singh, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Leon Augustine, Roy Krishna, Faisal Ali.

On the other hand, Mumbai City has also named their squad. Bhaskar Roy, Greg Stewart, and Jorge Pereyra Díaz have been included in the squad. Diaz and Stewart will lead the attack for the Islanders in the tournament.

Mumbai will begin its campaign against Indian Navy FT on 18th August. The club is placed along with Indian Navy FT, Rajasthan United FC, ATK Mohun Bagan, and East Bengal in Group B.

 

Mumbai City FC squad:

​​Goalkeepers: Phurba Lachenpa, Mohammad Nawaz, Bhaskar Roy.

Defenders: Rahul Bheke, Amey Ranawade, Mehtab Singh, Sanjeev Stalin, Mandar Rao Dessai, Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Serigne Mourtada Fall, Huidrom Naocha Singh.

Midfielders: Alberto Noguera, Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges, Vinit Rai, Greg Stewart, Asif Khan, PC Rohlupuia, Apuia Ralte.

Forwards: Vikram Partap Singh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Gurkirat Singh, Ayush Chhikara, Bipin Singh Thounaojam, Jorge Pereyra Díaz.

 

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